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Wembley Central is an area located in North-West London, UK which forms the Western part of the London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Brent

The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in North-West London, UK and forms part of Outer London.It borders London Borough of Harrow to the northwest, London Borough of Barnet to the northeast, London Borough of Camden to the east and London Borough of Ealing, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and...
. It is best known as the location of Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007....
, which is the home of English football. The area has been called the most diverse in the UK, with a large Asian population, as well as many Afro-Caribbean, African, Irish, South American and Eastern European people. Despite the economic benefits brought by the stadium (and by Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena in Wembley, London, UK. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium. It was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin, and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its former name, the Empire Pool....
, a major concert venue) the area is one of the poorest in London.

ley merged with the Borough of Willesden in 1965 as part of the re-organisation of London Local Government.






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Wembley Central is an area located in North-West London, UK which forms the Western part of the London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Brent

The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in North-West London, UK and forms part of Outer London.It borders London Borough of Harrow to the northwest, London Borough of Barnet to the northeast, London Borough of Camden to the east and London Borough of Ealing, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and...
. It is best known as the location of Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007....
, which is the home of English football. The area has been called the most diverse in the UK, with a large Asian population, as well as many Afro-Caribbean, African, Irish, South American and Eastern European people. Despite the economic benefits brought by the stadium (and by Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena in Wembley, London, UK. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium. It was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin, and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its former name, the Empire Pool....
, a major concert venue) the area is one of the poorest in London.

History

Wembley merged with the Borough of Willesden in 1965 as part of the re-organisation of London Local Government. Wembley was formerly an affluent borough with a large Jewish Population, and since the 1970s, has undergone large population movement and the influx of various immigrant groups. Wembley was the centre of the municipal organisation of the area, with the Wembley Town Hall in Forty Lane, now serving as Brent Town Hall. The former Middlesex County Council, abolished in 1965 when the Greater London Council
Greater London Council

The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area....
 was created, had its Fire Brigade headquarters in Harrow Road, Wembley. The fire station there still operates as part of the London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade

The London Fire Brigade is the statute Fire service in the UK for Greater London, England. It is run by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and is the third-largest fire service in the world with nearly 7,000 staff, of which 5,800 are operational firefighters and officers....
. The large Wembley Police Station is next door. Wembley, in common with much of North West London, had an extensive manufacturing industry, with most of it closing in the 1980s. Factories in the area included Glacier Metals (bearings), Wolf Power Tools, Sunbeam Electrical Appliances, Griffin & George (Laboratory Equipment)and GEC (whose research plant was one of the first of its type in the UK).

Wembley town centre

Wembley town centre is centred around the High Road, formerly a popular shopping area. It suffered from the opening of, first Brent Cross
Brent Cross

Brent Cross in London is best known as the first shopping mall of its kind to be built in the United Kingdom. Situated on the A406 road between the southern terminus of the M1 motorway and the A41 road in the London Borough of Barnet and taking its name from the River Brent which runs through the site....
 Shopping Centre in the early 1970s and later the Harrow
Harrow, London

Harrow is a town in the London Borough of Harrow, North West London. It is a suburb situated 12.2 miles west northwest of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan....
 and Ealing Broadway Shopping Centres. Consequently, it is now far less important, and many of the national shopping names have re-located or downsized their presence. The shops thus vacated have been largely replaced by locally owned independent stores.

During the 1960s rebuilding of Wembley Central station, a block of flats and open plan shopping plaza was constructed on a raft over the railway. This area known as "Central Square", was an open plan area with seating, cafes and shops around the edges with car parking space beneath. Latterly, the square became surplus as shops preferred to locate to the High Road.

For some years, parts of the High Road and Central Square became derelict and was pulled down for redevelopment during 2008.

Transport and locale


Buses

Wembley has good links in the Central, it serves bus routes 18
London Buses route 18

London Buses route 18 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London....
, 79
London Buses route 79

London Buses route 79 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London....
, 83
London Buses route 83

London Buses route 83 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London....
, 92
London Buses route 92

London Buses route 92 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London....
, 182
London Buses route 182

London Buses route 182 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline....
, 204
London Buses route 204

London Buses route 204 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. This service is currently contracted to Metroline....
, 223
London Buses route 223

London Buses route 223 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, UK. This service is currently contracted to First London....
, 224
London Buses route 224

London Buses route 224 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, UK. The service is currently contracted to First London....
, 297
London Buses route 297

London Buses route 297 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline....
, H17
London Buses route H17

London Buses route H17 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Transdev London....
 and N18. This includes 245
London Buses route 245

London Buses route 245 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London....
, 487
London Buses route 487

London Buses route 487 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London....
 and PR2
London Buses route PR2

London Buses route PR2 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London....
 just running outside the Central of Wembley.

Notable people

  • Charlie Watts
    Charlie Watts

    Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. He is also a jazz bandleader and commercial artist. Watts is sometimes referred to as "The Wembley Whammer" when introduced by Mick Jagger during a concert....
     of The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....


Nearby places

  • Wembley Park
    Wembley Park

    Wembley Park is an area located in HA postcode area, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. Wembley is the location of the English national football stadium, Wembley Stadium, the Wembley Arena, a major concert venue....
  • Alperton
    Alperton

    Alperton is a suburb in the London Borough of Brent, North-West London, UK. Dominated by the Ealing Road, which is the backbone of the area, it contains two schools, a conferencing facility and Alperton tube station at the southern end of Ealing Road....
  • Sudbury
    Sudbury, London

    Sudbury is an area of north west London, England.Sudbury is an historical area having once extended from the 'South Manor- Sudbury' to the area that is now known as Wembley Central....
  • Preston Manor
  • North Wembley
    North Wembley

    North Wembley is a district of North-West London, United Kingdom. It is located in the London Borough of Brent, and is the location of the Sudbury Court Estate....
  • Tokyngton
    Tokyngton

    Tokyngton is an small village located in HA postcode area, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. It is part of Wembley and is formally a small village in Eastern Wembley, its got one station just on the boundary of Tokyngton: Stonebridge Park station....
  • Stonebridge Park
    Stonebridge Park

    Stonebridge is a ward in the Harlesden area of north-west London in the London Borough of Brent and lies in southern Brent, on the Harrow Road between Harlesden and Wembley....
  • Neasden
    Neasden

    Neasden is an area of London Borough of Brent, London, England....
  • Harlesden
    Harlesden

    Harlesden is a suburban town in the London Borough of Brent, Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee....
  • Kenton
    Kenton

    Kenton is a place partly in the London Borough of Harrow and partly in the London Borough of Brent.Kenton is also a hamlet found in Suffolk, England....
  • Harrow
    Harrow

    Harrow may be:Objects:*Harrow , an agricultural implement consisting of many spikes, tines or discs dragged across the soil*Spike harrow, an agricultural harrow consisting of a series of downward pointing spikes...


Nearby stations

  • National Rail
    National Rail

    National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies. ATOC is an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger Train Operating Company of Great Britain which now run the passenger services previously provided by the British Railways Board ....
     and London Overground
    London Overground

    London Overground is a Commuter rail in the United Kingdom service in London, United Kingdom. The London Overground name is the brand applied by Transport for London to the services which it manages on four railway lines in the London area: the Watford DC Line, the North London Line, the West London Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking Line....
    • North Wembley
      North Wembley station

      North Wembley station is a Network Rail station served by London Overground and London Underground services. It is between South Kenton station to the north, and Wembley Central station to the south....
       (London Overground
      London Overground

      London Overground is a Commuter rail in the United Kingdom service in London, United Kingdom. The London Overground name is the brand applied by Transport for London to the services which it manages on four railway lines in the London area: the Watford DC Line, the North London Line, the West London Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking Line....
      , LU Bakerloo Line
      Bakerloo Line

      The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....
      )
    • Stonebridge Park
      Stonebridge Park station

      Stonebridge Park is a Network Rail station served by London Overground and London Underground Bakerloo Line train services. Stonebridge Park is between Wembley Central station to the north, and Harlesden station to the south....
       (London Overground
      London Overground

      London Overground is a Commuter rail in the United Kingdom service in London, United Kingdom. The London Overground name is the brand applied by Transport for London to the services which it manages on four railway lines in the London area: the Watford DC Line, the North London Line, the West London Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking Line....
      , Bakerloo Line
      Bakerloo Line

      The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....
      )
    • Wembley Central
      Wembley Central station

      Wembley Central is a Network Rail station served by London Underground Bakerloo Line, London Overground and Southern train services. It is located in High Road, Wembley in Greater London....
       (London Overground
      London Overground

      London Overground is a Commuter rail in the United Kingdom service in London, United Kingdom. The London Overground name is the brand applied by Transport for London to the services which it manages on four railway lines in the London area: the Watford DC Line, the North London Line, the West London Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking Line....
      , Bakerloo Line
      Bakerloo Line

      The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....
      , Southern
      Southern (train operating company)

      Southern is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom in England, running to south London, Surrey, and Sussex from London Victoria station and London Bridge railway station....
      )
    • Wembley Stadium
      Wembley Stadium railway station

      Wembley Stadium railway station is a Network Rail station in Wembley, Greater London on the Chiltern Main Line. At a quarter of a mile south west of the sports venue it is the nearest station to Wembley Stadium....
       (Chiltern Railways
      Chiltern Railways

      Chiltern Railways is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom in England. It was formed by the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates mainline passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury railway station and Birmingham Snow Hill station....
      )
    • Sudbury and Harrow Road
      Sudbury & Harrow Road railway station

      for the town with Sudbury station.Sudbury & Harrow Road is a Network Rail station served by Chiltern Railways; it is located in Harrow Road, Sudbury, London to the North West of Wembley in Greater London....
       (Chiltern Railways
      Chiltern Railways

      Chiltern Railways is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom in England. It was formed by the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates mainline passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury railway station and Birmingham Snow Hill station....
      )


  • London Underground
    London Underground

    The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
    • Wembley Park
      Wembley Park tube station

      Wembley Park tube station is a London Underground station in Wembley Park, Greater London. The station is served by the Underground's Metropolitan Line and Jubilee Line Lines and is in Travelcard Travelcard Zone 4....
      , Metropolitan
      Metropolitan Line

      The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in TfL's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first rapid transit in the world, opening on 10 January 1863 ....
       and Jubilee Line
      Jubilee Line

      The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground , in the United Kingdom. It was built in two major sections - initially to Charing Cross tube station in Central London, and Jubilee Line Extension in 1999 to Stratford station in East London, England....
      s
    • Preston Road
      Preston Road tube station

      Preston Road tube station is a station on the Metropolitan Line in London. It is in Zone 4, and lies between Northwick Park tube station and Wembley Park tube station....
      , Metropolitan Line
      Metropolitan Line

      The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in TfL's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first rapid transit in the world, opening on 10 January 1863 ....
    • Wembley Central
      Wembley Central station

      Wembley Central is a Network Rail station served by London Underground Bakerloo Line, London Overground and Southern train services. It is located in High Road, Wembley in Greater London....
      , Bakerloo Line
      Bakerloo Line

      The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....
    • North Wembley
      North Wembley station

      North Wembley station is a Network Rail station served by London Overground and London Underground services. It is between South Kenton station to the north, and Wembley Central station to the south....
      , Bakerloo Line
      Bakerloo Line

      The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....
    • Stonebridge Park
      Stonebridge Park station

      Stonebridge Park is a Network Rail station served by London Overground and London Underground Bakerloo Line train services. Stonebridge Park is between Wembley Central station to the north, and Harlesden station to the south....
      , Bakerloo Line
      Bakerloo Line

      The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....


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